Track-fastening for rail-joints.



B. WOLHAUPTER. l I'HAGK MSTEJIN FOB. RAIL JOINTS. MPLnmfrroH FILED AUG. 1, 1910.

@m Patented Nov. 24. 191% B. WOLHAUPTER. TRACK FASTBNING FOR RAIL JOINTS'. AFPLXUATION rILmJ No.1, 1910.

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Patented NOV. 24, 19145 Wfl portion of the baseplete 5, and beneath the base-plete the said screw spike engages in the in' the usual manner.

in tl e construction shown in Fig. l the flange-extension S lies in a subliorizontal plane, and the screw 's rlrranged substantiall1 perpenand to Provide a bearing Contact the head member 12 of the spikehe upper `side of the said iangeextension 8, the ietter is :tori/ned al. its upper side with a, beveled channel 13, 'which produces e dislied or beveled bearing sect in which registers the beveled or conical bearing face .le formed 'upon Vthe under side of the seid heed member of the spike. it will be ob served, in connection With this construction, 'that the screw spike passes vertically through the foot of the angle bar and also 'through the inner edge of the base plate j While et the saine time bearing directly ai t the rail-flange at G; rlihis brings the ner side ci the spike head 12 above and over the inner edge Jnortion of the rail flange, thus giving a direct vertical pressure on the inside ci mil iiange with the result of vet-."3T .@.zecnrelv holding the rail down in its noperplece A it. modifie tier ci the construction shown in ilig. l is s ated in Fig. 2, wherein it is e--beveled bearing sent i3 i the flange extension Q O Ovide the letter with which bears 'We i?. '11s t 1 8 Within ier fece ci miiicetion the nsion 8` is -de en ample n so es to alle angle-bm' l bolts Without ane flf" 'one over f einigte-bereide sion 8. as it will be underM id that :is the boits are tightened end the angle-ber 'l is drawn inward in the direction of the arrow shown in Fig. 2 the under surface ci the spike head continues to have complete and solid bearing` at all sides inthe seet 18 of the Washer 'i7'.

ln the modification suggested in Fig. S ci the drawings there is proposed the ein pedient of omitting the Washer 17 oi" Fig. 2, and termine; the head 12 of the screw"l 'spike with e dat under side or bearing.1 face 19 which tletlv contacts with the at upper per side e. bevioieeee in further exempliiication of the invention there is shown in Fig. Li of the drawings e. modification embodying` the some form of contact between the epilee heed and flange-extension. ne shown in Fig. 3, but ernbodyinsT 'the further feature of forming the tinge-extension 8 with a dependirng,r toepiece 20 having a beveled or inclined under surface 2l having' a bearing Contact with a correspondingly beveled or inclined sur face 22 formed upon the edge portion of the base-plate 5. ln this form.. of the invention the toc-piece 20 projects below the plane of the G of the rail flange. By reason oiD providing" this-direct contact end engagement between the. outei' part oi' the tienne-extension 8 and the base plate 5, the outer portion of the head of the screw spike is given. e solid metallic support directly from the base plate, which is a feature of practical importance in e track fastening ci this character. Furthermore, the beveled surface 22 is preferably inclined at im angle equal to the angle ot' incline oi the top sinh face of the rail ange. rind consequently any inward movement of the angle-ber does not eiieet the solid bearing engagement be- 4tween the flange-extension 8 dnd the base plete.

it irther carrying forward of the invention, le shown in Fig'. 5 wherein. ell of the structural eatnres and advantages ot' the construction shown in Fig. t are preserved.,

the only materiel diierencebeing that Fig. 5 suggests the expedient of elevating the inclinefi surface 22 on the base plete to meet the correspondingly beveled or inclined tace 2. en the flange-extension, as will be obvious 'from en inspection if the two figures of the drawings.

The forms of the invention so fer described lieve been directed to constructions wherein the Harige-extension 8 lies in e sub stentially liorizentel plane. This mey be altered, as, for instance, by using' the 'form of construction shown in Fig. 6. lin the letter form ofconstruction the Hnge-extension is' designated b v the reference letter 8, and is illustrated as being` set at substantially the seme inclination as the foot portion 7 of the angle bar above the rail flange'. However, the said tienne-extension is constructed et its upper side like the flange extension 8 shown in Fig. l. and snbserves all of the functions of the latter, but in the modified structnreshown-in Figi tithe screw spike is set et en angle to the\perpendicular.

its e modification of the construction iin;

shown in Fig. 6 there is shown in F ig. 7 the feature et providing the flange extension 8 with the flat upper surface 23 with which flatly contacts the flat under face 24 of the head 12 of the screw-spike 10. This modification also includes the feature of the spikehole 9 being of ample dimensions so as to aeconnnedate the adjustment oi? the anglebar 1 Without disturbing the complete and solid bearing off the spike-head upon the flangeextension. In this form of construction, as well as in the forms of construction shown in Figs. 2 to 5, inclusive, it is only necessary, after adjustment of the angle-bar5 to screw the spike into the tie to maintain the solid and uniiorni bearing for the spike-head, as above referred to. Furthermore, in the form ol" the invention shown in Figs. 6 and 7 of the drawings, the shank of the spike has a direct bearing' or engagement against the 41ail flange in substantially the saine manner and :for the same purpose as in the other forms of the invention.

l.. 1n a track fastening for rail joints, the combination of a rail joint including a rail lsupporting base plate having an edge portion projecting beyond an edge of the rail flange and formed with an opening therein, and an angle bar Whose foot is provided with an outwardly projecting flange extension haring a spike hole therein and provided on its upper surface with a spike head seat, and a screw spike extending through the holes in said [lange extension and said edge portion of the base plate, the head of said spike having a direct symmetrical bearing engagenient at its under side with the said spike head seat.

2. In a track fastening for rail joints, the combination of a rail joint including a shoe angle whose rail supporting base plate pro jects beyond one edge of the rail f ange and has formed therein. a spike hole, an angle bar whose lfoot is provided with an out- \\'ardly jnojeeting flange extension having a spike hole therein and a spike head seat on its upper surface, a comiressible filler arranged at the inner side o the upright member ol the shoe angle, and a screw spike extending through the holes in said lange extension and said hase plate, the head ol said Spike having a direct hearing engagement at its under side with said spike head seat.

il. In a track fastening for rail joints, the combination of a rail supporting hase plate having an edffe portion projecting beyond an edge of tie rail flange and provided therein with a spike hole, and an angle bar whose foot is provided with an outstanding iange extension having a direct bearing on said edge portion of the base plate at the same angle as the adjacent rail flange, said angle har llrnge extension also having a spike hole therein, and a screw spike adapted to extend through the spike holes in said flange extension and said edge portion of the base plate, the head of the screw spike having a symmetrical bearing engagement at its under side with the top surface of said flange extension.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

E. F. SCHERMERHORN, K. MCNALLY. 

